A Daniel Lurie Porn Casting Call Has Appeared on Poles in SF

Saturday night, instead of doing literally anything else, I saw several posts online of a flyer on poles in Castro, and perhaps elsewhere in SF: a casting call for a Daniel Lurie impersonator to star in a gay adult film called "Let's Blow San Francisco."

Sources are this Instagram post and Reddit, of course.

Rather than laugh and scroll, I opened a new email and wrote a press inquiry to a stranger at letsblowsanfrancisco@gmail.com. Someone named Scooter replied with the following details, thus far:

Yes, it is a real casting call.
They're "genuinely seeking a Daniel Lurie impersonator" to star in a gay adult film titled "Let's Blow San Francisco."
The budget is "whatever our team can pool together to make this happen."
They plan to "collaboratively work with an established adult film studio to navigate rules pertaining to the industry."
It's "still in the beginning stages"; their priority right now is simply finding the lead.
In Scooter's words: "we just need our Lurie!"

Update, May 25th, just after midnight:

I asked Scooter for more illuminating facts on the project. Specifically I wanted to know who they were, their experience in the adult film industry, if we could find them online, and whether other politicians would be featured. Scooter said:

"Our version of Lurie is going to be the star of the film. We have no plans for any other politicians or recognizable figures to be characters. Our north star is the relationship between the mayor and the people of San Francisco, ranging from community members to police officers.

We're all San Francisco natives. We have previous production experience between us, but adult film specifically is a new venture. At this point, this email is our only online presence. Any other emails or websites at this point claiming to represent the production are not legitimate, and all interest or inquiries should be directed to this email. We're looking forward to hearing from any Daniel Lurie impersonators out there!"

In a follow-up, Scooter also noted they had not heard from the mayor's office. The team feels confident, however, that the film will fall within "fair use under the doctrine of parody."

I asked—of course—if this fictional Lurie will be a top or a bottom.

"We don't believe in binaries," Scooter said. "But going by the extent of our script, it calls for Mayor Lurie to be a 'side'." 😂 Touché, Scooter.

You could be the Lurie they're looking for. You can certainly find out more by emailing the address above.

I'm still planning on contacting the mayor's office. What could Lurie possibly have to say in response to this? I definitely remember him courting the LGBTQ+ vote. For now let's end with some of the more entertaining online comments:

"Wish this meant we were getting railed instead of potentially losing public transit routes."

"Lurie's gonna need a side hustle if Prop D passes."

I'll be honest and echo infinityexpands, who skipped the jokes and just typed a prayer:

please don't be a joke
please be real
please

Same, friend. Scooter, if you're reading: we just need our Lurie.

Update May 26, 2026

Mayor Lurie's office did not respond to a request for comment.

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